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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Nielson (ranked 1054 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 131 p4p, 243 weight class). Blue has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Blue.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Blue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
Blue throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue lands a body shot.
Patrick Nielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue throws the left hand but Nielson avoids the punch easily.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielson looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
Nielson throws a quick counter head kick but Blue was just out of range.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blue.
Nielson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Blue.
Nielson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue wants to get back to his feet but Nielson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nielson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blue wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Nielson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blue is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blue controls Nielson momentarily but Nielson frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson works the jab nicely.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nielson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blue blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Nielson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nielson clinches with his opponent.
Nielson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Nielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue leaning against his opponent.
Nielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nielson avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Nielson blocks it.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue lands a left hand.
Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Nielson tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blue lands an elbow just above Nielson 's eye.
It looks like Patrick Nielson has been cut.
Nielson tries to break free but Blue pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
Blue takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielson avoids the damage to the body.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
Nielson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue takes a shot to the head.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Nielson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Nielson's head.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Nielson blocks the elbow strike.
Blue blocking some punches.
Blue working aggressively here.
A short right from Nielson on the inside.
Nielson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Nielson is blocking nicely.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
Nielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike.
Nielson is working for takedown but Blue is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielson.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Blue.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Nielson blocks with his arms.
Nielson lands a body punch.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Nielson blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue is trying to maintain a safe position but Nielson gets an underhook and turns Blue into the cage.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Nielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue avoids a wild elbow strike from Nielson.
Nielson misses with an elbow strike.
Blue is leaning against Nielson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson stalling in the clinch but Blue improves position.
Nielson lands a right hand.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nielson is defending well for now.
Nielson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Nielson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nielson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blue under the eye.
Nielson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue wants to counter with a clinch but Nielson pushes him away.
Blue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nielson throws a push kick but Blue slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
Nielson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to clinch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blue misses with a hook
and Nielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blue sizes up Nielson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blue throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nielson jabs Blue right on the nose. Blue blinks but takes it well.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nielson's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Blue misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson throws a chopping leg kick but Blue manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nielson tries for a takedown but Blue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blue throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNielson.
Blue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielson under the eye.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Blue lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
Nielson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blue throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nielson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nielson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Blue manages to avoid it.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
Nielson throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Nielson lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Nielson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nielson shoots in and drives through. Blue sprawls well.
Lloyd Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nielson.
Nielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a leg kick
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Blue misses with a straight right.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson with a nice calf kick.
Blue looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as Nielson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielson's head.
Nielson clinches up with Blue and pushes him back against the cage.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nielson avoids it.
Nielson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Blue's head back.
Blue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Nielson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue clobbers Nielson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blue's head.
Nielson throws a body kick that misses.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Nielson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
Nielson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue motions for Nielson to come forward. Blue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
Nielson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blue.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Blue.
Blue lands a jab to the head.
Blue throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range.
And Nielson counters with a quick kick to the body but Blue blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
Nielson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nielson cracks Blue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blue lands with a right hand.
Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson connects with a right hand. Blue shakes it off.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Nielson.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Nielson circles away.
Nielson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Nielson avoids them all with ease.
Nielson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nielson tries to clinch but Blue moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Nielson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nielson missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a head kick that misses
and Nielson counters with a low kick, right behind Blue 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick Nielson is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
Blue fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nielson's head backwards.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand.
Blue avoids the head kick by Nielson.
A little jabbing left from Blue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nielson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Nielson coming out on top.
A jab from Blue finds it's way through Nielson's defenses.
Blue throws a solid leg kick but Nielson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Blue scores with a jab to the head.
Nielson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blue misses with a left hand
letting Nielson counter with a right hand.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Blue.
Blue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nielson.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
and Blue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielson thinking.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Nielson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nielson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Nielson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson walks into a straight right hand from Blue.
Nielson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blue blocks a head kick by Nielson.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Blue checks a leg kick.
Nielson throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue wants to counter the offense by Nielson and move into the clinch position.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Blue moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
Nielson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Nielson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Blue scores with a nice right hand.
Blue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Nielson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nielson throws a lazy head kick
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blue.
Blue is stalling here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Nielson is blocking nicely.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Nielson avoiding damage.
Nielson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Nielson blocks with his arms.
Nielson is trying to pull guard but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nielson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nielson stalling in the clinch.
Blue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue lands a left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Blue.
Nielson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nielson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Nielson avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blue as Nielson tries to tie him up.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue prevents a body shot from Nielson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nielson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Blue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nielson.
Nielson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nielson is trying to maintain a safe position but Blue gets an underhook and turns Nielson into the cage.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Blue.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Nielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nielson is defending well for now.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielson is working for takedown but Blue is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nielson is leaning against Blue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Blue!
A very excited looking Lloyd Blue made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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